HUMANITIES

In this class we are reading the book 'Just Mercy' to understand modern day inequalities in the United States. We are creating a readers log and I got a meets;. We are creating ted talks on these modern day inequalities and have a lot of research that we are working on. I am studying discrimination against Jewish people on the ted talks initial research paper. Also my reading skills have improved a lot and are better than last year.

Projects

Socratic Seminar 1

I got a meets. I asked a couple questions and sited my sources. Our seminar was about the book Just Mercy and the injustices people faced.

Socratic Seminar 2

During this seminar, I got an approaching. This was because I did not come prepared and forgot about doing my research paper

iready data

The iready test was difficult. The questions were long and hard. I felt like I did a good job though. It told me I needed to work on my comprehension and understanding of vocabulary.

Constitution convention simulation

This simulation simulated the olden days pretty well. We pretended we were important people and shared our opinions to form the constitution convention.

Ted talk

During this ted talk I talked about antisemitism. Before I picked my topic, I picked antisemitism because I did not know what it was and it sounded interesting and cool. This ted talk was a good learning experience for me because I got to learn about Jewish discrimination.

Just Mercy Book Readers Log

We recorded our thoughts about the book Just Mercy in a google doc as we ready the book Just Mercy over time.

Just Mercy Learning Reflection

This unit taught us about the justice system. I learned about what happens in a court room. We learned about a guy named Brian Stevenson and discovered things about his life.

Argumentitive Research Paper

We are creating a research paper about controversial topics. We are taking a dive into the internet and exploring biased sources from both sides.

Learning Target unit 1

I can demonstrate my knowledge of Early American history, government and civics through a TED Talk style presentation that analysis the major social changes that affected the definition of citizenship and the rights of citizens, and explain how those changes continue to impact marginalized groups today.

How I connected with the learning target

Humanities is usually very difficult for me because it is confusing. This unit was confusing. I was able to overcome these challenges and research complicated topics and politics.

Mock trial exhibition

During the mock trial exhibition we were preparing for a trial at a real court and we had to simulate a trial for Kit Carson. I was the bailiff and swore in witnesses and worked with the judge. I got a meets on the exhibition.

Socratic Seminar

We discussed Kit Carson's behavior in Socratic Seminars in the weeks leading up to the mock trial. We prepared for these on pieces of paper.

Blood and thunder Readers log

We read a book about Kit Carson called Blood and Thunder. After each chapter we found a quote and described why we picked it.

Real world BUSINESS plan exhibition

In this project we created a business plan and presented them to judges where we would do a mock chamber of commerce with the real chamber of commerce members. Me and my partner Casey did a fire mitigation/deforestation/wood chipping company and ended up winning. I grew as a learner because I got to see so many interesting ideas that different people created and I learned that it is important to have an open mind. I had some challenges with my partner, and wanted to work by myself. This was an important project for me because I learned how to work with a partner, and let him do what he wanted to on this project. This way we were more productive and spent less time discussing and more time just working to get the job done. My partner stayed up really late the night before the exhibition refining lots of things because he was a really awesome person and a great role model for me.

Personal finance test

In this project we had a finance unit and took a test where every question we got right we earned 50 cents. I earned 13 dollars and cashed my first check.

Into the wild note catcher

We created a note catcher with notes and quotes from the book Into The Wild. I found this book really interesting because it reflected peoples views on nature.

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